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-rw-r--r--lib/libc/sys/socket.24
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libc/sys/socket.2 b/lib/libc/sys/socket.2
index 364ab4a3c05..858287b77c4 100644
--- a/lib/libc/sys/socket.2
+++ b/lib/libc/sys/socket.2
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ must be specified in this manner. The protocol number to use is
particular to the \*(lqcommunication domain\*(rq in which communication
is to take place; see
.Xr protocols 5 .
+A value of 0 for
+.Fa protocol
+will let the system select an appropriate protocol for the requested
+socket type.
.Pp
Sockets of type
.Dv SOCK_STREAM